command-line-password-generator

a command-line password generator in Python that generates random passwords based on user-defined criteria, such as length and character types (letters, numbers, symbols). Allow users to specify password length and character set preferences.

import random import string import argparse

try: import pyperclip # For clipboard integration (install using: pip install pyperclip) PYPERCLIP_INSTALLED = True except ImportError: PYPERCLIP_INSTALLED = False

def generate_password(length, use_letters, use_numbers, use_symbols): characters = "" if use_letters: characters += string.ascii_letters if use_numbers: characters += string.digits if use_symbols: characters += string.punctuation

if not characters:
    print("Error: Please select at least one character type.")
    return None

password = ''.join(random.choice(characters) for _ in range(length))
return password

def validate_input_length(length): if length < 1: print("Error: Password length must be at least 1.") return False return True

def main(): parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Generate a random password.") parser.add_argument("length", type=int, help="Length of the password") parser.add_argument( "--letters", action="store_true", help="Include letters in the password" ) parser.add_argument( "--numbers", action="store_true", help="Include numbers in the password" ) parser.add_argument( "--symbols", action="store_true", help="Include symbols in the password" )

args = parser.parse_args()

if not validate_input_length(args.length):
    return

password = generate_password(
    args.length, args.letters, args.numbers, args.symbols
)

if password:
    print("Generated Password:", password)

    # Clipboard Integration
    if PYPERCLIP_INSTALLED:
        try:
            pyperclip.copy(password)
            print("Password copied to clipboard.")
        except pyperclip.PyperclipException as e:
            print("Clipboard integration failed:", e)
    else:
        print("Warning: pyperclip module not installed. Clipboard integration disabled.")

if name == "main": main()

adityaSkhorne2401/command-line-password-generator-2

command-line-password-generator